[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 234 (Thursday, December 7, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 85206]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-26848]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following 
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments 
are requested regarding whether the collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility; the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of 
the methodology and assumptions used; ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are 
to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.
    Comments regarding this information collection received by January 
8, 2024 will be considered. Written comments and recommendations for 
the proposed information collection should be submitted within 30 days 
of the publication of this notice on the following website 
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information 
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for 
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information 
unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB 
control number and the agency informs potential persons who are to 
respond to the collection of information that such persons are not 
required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays 
a currently valid OMB control number.

Food Safety and Inspection Service

    Title: Egg Products HACCP and Sanitation Standard Operating 
Procedures.
    OMB Control Number: 0583-0172.
    Summary of Collection: FSIS has been delegated the authority to 
exercise the functions of the Secretary (7 CFR 2.18 and 2.53), as 
specified in the Federal Meat Inspection Act (FMIA) (21 U.S.C. 601, et 
seq.), the Poultry Products Inspection Act (PPIA) (21 U.S.C. 451, et 
seq.), and the Egg Products Inspection Act (EPIA) (21 U.S.C. 1031, et 
seq.). These statutes mandate that FSIS protect the public by verifying 
that meat, poultry, and egg products are safe, wholesome, and properly 
labeled and packaged.
    Need and Use of the Information: FSIS requires official plants to 
develop and maintain HACCP and Sanitation SOP records and plans, as 
well as various transaction records. The egg products industry's 
documentation of its processes, first in a plan and thereafter in a 
continuous record of process performance, is a more effective food 
safety approach than the sporadic generating of information by 
inspection program personnel. This documentation gives inspection 
program personnel a much broader picture of production than they can 
generate and provides them additional time to perform higher priority 
tasks. At the same time, it gives plant managers a better view of their 
own process and more opportunity to adjust it to prevent safety 
defects. To conduct the information collection less frequently will 
reduce the effectiveness of the egg products inspection program.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 132.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 76,280.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-26848 Filed 12-6-23; 8:45 am]
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